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Self-Understanding

The unexamined nervous system is not worth running.

Sleep first. Then breath, then bloodwork. Cold and meditation are leaves on a tree whose roots are circadian rhythm, sufficient protein, and not lying to yourself about how you spend your days.

05Interventions

What actually works.

Ranked by priority. Same matrix, filtered to this chapter.

  1. 04

    Sleep consistency

    14.4

    Wake within a ±30 min window, every day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    —
    Ease
    Moderate
    Impact
    Extremely high
  2. 07

    Nose breathing

    12.0
    Cost
    Free
    Time
    —
    Ease
    Moderate
    Impact
    Moderate
  3. 11

    Comprehensive blood work

    7.0

    2x/year.

    Cost
    $200–500
    Time
    1 hr
    Ease
    Easy
    Impact
    Very high
  4. 16

    Meditation

    2.5

    10–20 min/day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    20 min/day
    Ease
    Hard
    Impact
    Moderate
  5. 18

    Cold plunge

    0.9
    Cost
    $200+
    Time
    10–15 min
    Ease
    Very hard
    Impact
    Moderate

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01On the shelf

What we'd buy.

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